27/06/2024
In a grand Elphaba meet-up last night, Idina Menzel and Cynthia Erivo presented the Tony Award for Best Musical to The Outsiders. (Menzel originated the role of Elphaba when Wicked debuted on Broadway in 2003; while Erivo stars as the character in the upcoming Wicked film with Ariana Grande.) It was a magical moment of “green girl power,” as Menzel called it, but both actresses left the emerald hues at home for the ceremony. On Broadway’s biggest night, Menzel wore a Naeem Khan dress, Gismondi 1754 jewels, Stuart Weitzman heels, and a Tyler Ellis clutch to the 77th Tony Awards.
Menzel, who notably won a Tony Award in 2004 for her turn as Elphaba in Wicked, is returning to Broadway next year in Redwood.